Gottfried lindauer biography of william
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Renowned painter Gottfried Lindauer’s Nelson connection
Having trained at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts he filled a gap in the Nelson market for a fine portrait artist and established a studio in Trafalgar Street. Although unknown at the time, Lindauer quickly established a reputation for his ability to paint likenesses, from a sitting or even a small photograph. This evident talent secured him a commission by the congregation of St. Mary’s to paint Father Antoine Garin, of whom the Nelson Evening Mail at the time said “no-one in the town [is] more generally beloved and respected”. And of the resulting portrait it was remarked that “The likeness is perfect, the execution admirable”.
Also painted by Lindauer, soon after his arrival in Nelson in 1874, was Huria Matenga – famous for her role in the rescue of the crew of the brig Delaware off the shore of Whakapuaka in 1863. Based on a photograph, rather than a sitting, this painting was retained by Lindauer and eventually made its way into the Partridge Collection which now resides in Auckland Art Gallery. The photo is said to have come from W E Brown. An association with Brown is evident in the Museum’s Collection in the form of a carte de visite photograph of Lindauer with an unknown man, taken by Brown in 1875.
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Historic Hawke's Bay: Book about Lindauer a 'masterpiece'
Henry Smith, at the Hawke's Bay A & P show in 1891, exhibited several paintings by Gottfried, suggesting more than one painting had been done for him.
The exhibited paintings were said to be of "great merit and was warmly praised by visitors."
Gottfried Lindauer was born in Pilsen, Czech Republic in 1839, the third of six children born to Ignatius and Mary Lindauer.
Ignatius was a caretaker, and young Gottfried was his father's apprentice for three years.
During this time, Gottfried's artistic talent was noticed from the many drawings he did.
He would pursue his art, which according to his memoirs, was not originally in his destiny – he intended on gardening or watchmaking as his vocation
Gottfried took up residence in 1855 in Vienna (walking 423km from Pilsen to do so) at the Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of two exponents of religious paintings.
The first documented, signed and dated (1861) painting from him was of Cain and Abel. Many religious themes followed and are illustrated in Kevin and Joan's book.
He returned to Pilsen in 1870 and established a studio, where he painted portraits of some of the wealthy inhabitants.
While attending the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873, Gottfried be
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